Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Tuesday 4 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 21 an hour

Best around 5:22 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
46% lost
Speed
59 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:44 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:19 PM

8:19 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:41 PM Golden hour
8:19 PM Sunset
8:48 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

66% lit

10:42 PM – 12:24 PM

E WNW
10:42 PM Moonrise
11:03 PM 4°
5:29 AM Highest, 63°
12:02 PM 4°
12:24 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:44 AM–6:13 AM
  • Morning best color 5:57 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonset 12:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:41 PM–8:19 PM
  • Sunset 8:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:19 PM–8:48 PM
  • Evening best color 8:35 PM
  • Fully dark 10:03 PM–4:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:03 PM–11:13 PM
  • Moonrise 11:09 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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